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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does J.P.'s wife say is "the best sweep in the business"?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her father.
(d) J.P.

2. Why does the proprietor suggest the narrator stay longer at the facility this time?
(a) The narrator looks bad.
(b) The narrator needs a rest.
(c) The holidays are hard.
(d) The facility needs money.

3. What does J.P. look like?
(a) He is not described.
(b) Muscular.
(c) Tall and thin.
(d) Short and heavy-set.

4. Why does the narrator say he knows he will see his girlfriend again?
(a) She owes him money.
(b) He has things at her house.
(c) They work for the same company.
(d) They live together.

5. What book does the proprietor recommend to J.P. and the narrator?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(d) Tender Is the Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the title of the story refer to?

2. What does the narrator eat for Christmas dinner?

3. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?

4. What is the first thing J.P. and his wife do when she arrives at the facility?

5. What is the physical appearance of J.P.'s wife, according to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the narrator's girlfriend also an alcoholic?

2. What does the narrator's appetite represent?

3. How does J.P. treat his wife?

4. What is the significance of the way Roxy is dressed on New Year's Day?

5. Why does Tiny stay at the facility?

6. What is the plot of "To Build a Fire," the story the narrator remembers reading?

7. Give an example of sarcasm in the story.

8. Describe the character Tiny.

9. Why does the proprietor tell the narrator and J.P. that Jack London was an alcoholic?

10. Give an example of a character feeling stigmatized.

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